Foltz details Ga. ports' progress in annual speech

Friday, September 13, 2013

The Port of Savannah continues to be a magnet for retail, manufacturing and multi-tenant distribution centers, with more than 1.1 million square feet of space leased or developed in fiscal year 2013, ended June 30, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz said Thursday in his annual State of the Port address. More than 300,000 square feet of that real estate conversion is dedicated to cold storage, he said, according to a news release from the port authority. A full transcript of his remarks was not immediately available. For more than 15 years, the area surrounding the Port of Savannah has become a prime distribution area for shippers as they diversified their int...